Nino Marques de Sá

If we are to talk about the place and role of children in the church gathering, we first need to establish common ground on the goal of our Sunday gatherings. Many things happen on a Sunday morning: fellowship, teaching, preaching, community, singing, prayer, Bible reading, and more. But are these just scattered elements, or are they all components of something greater? I would argue that the goal of our Sunday gatherings is worship. This is the big picture—this is what is (or should be)...

With this post, we are starting a series reflecting on the topic of children in the church. There are many common assumptions about children that are not grounded in Scripture and stem more from cultural trends and influences. And this is rather important. The late Pastor Voddie Baucham used to speak about the story of Uzzah and the Ark of the Covenant (as found in 2 Samuel 6:1–7 and 1 Chronicles 13:9–12) to remind us of the importance of faithfulness over creativity or good intentions. In...

One of the devil’s oldest and most effective strategies has been to deceive humanity by causing us to question God’s Word. “Did God really say?” and “You will surely not die” — these lies have echoed from the beginning. The Word of God is unmistakably clear about the roles of men and women. God really did say that the husband is the head of his wife and that wives should submit to their husbands. God really did say that husbands should love their wives sacrificially, just as Christ loved the...